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protecting and defending tax loopholes for millionaires and big corporations is what republicans have called for. they need to meet us somewhere. >> thank you, congressman steve israel. >> thank you. >>> joining me now, "washington post's" chris, author of "the fix." a managing editor also. let's visit this grover norquist issue. i think on tuesday in an interview with your "washington post" editorial board, grover norquist, the man famous for his anti-tax pledge, said that not renewing the bush tax cuts would not violate his pledge. listen to some of that audio released. >> not continuing a tax cut is not technically a tax increase. >> stow does not violate the pledge. >> we wouldn't hold it that way. it would be a very bad thing to do. it would raise taxes from where they are today. >> who don't follow the inside baseball the way you and i eat, drink and sleep it. what is the significance of grover norquist saying that? >> for people who don't know, grover norquist since 1985 has run a group called americans for tax reform pap d.c.-based group that does a lot of thing. basically, to
protecting and defending tax loopholes for millionaires and big corporations is what republicans have called for. they need to meet us somewhere. >> thank you, congressman steve israel. >> thank you. >>> joining me now, "washington post's" chris, author of "the fix." a managing editor also. let's visit this grover norquist issue. i think on tuesday in an interview with your "washington post" editorial board, grover norquist, the man famous for...
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>> the big story here, absolute absolutely. whether used as a mop. a ginger head mop. >> we'll have to leave it there. i'm matt miller in for dylan. "hardball" starting right now. >>> so what's the deal? let's play some "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm in for chris matthews tonight. leading off, deal or no deal. all day long there's been word that a deal between president obama and speaker john bane zer boehner is in the works to save the u.s. from default. pub lkly both sides are denying it. it's clear adults on both sides are trying to avoid default. how do you get to an agreement when pea tae tea parters are saying no deal with tax increases and democrats are saying, no deal without them? we crunched numbers and default would seem to affect almost every american home. >>> also, does michele bachmann have mi have migraines? may be debilitated for days at time or something we would have never mentioned about a male candidate? >>> how did an anti-american terrorist become so trusted by u.s. officials in afghanistan he was allowed close enough to kil
>> the big story here, absolute absolutely. whether used as a mop. a ginger head mop. >> we'll have to leave it there. i'm matt miller in for dylan. "hardball" starting right now. >>> so what's the deal? let's play some "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm in for chris matthews tonight. leading off, deal or no deal. all day long there's been word that a deal between president obama and speaker john bane zer boehner is in the works to save the u.s....
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. >> failing on the big things is something they choose to do. >> we emplore the other side to get serious. >> when is the house going to stop the charade? >> the gang of six is still trying to lead. >> it's a far cry from the paul ryan budget. >> we thought this was the gang of six, dead and buried. >> now the gang of six is a gang of seven. >> two parts, there's always a second act. >> gotten rave reviews from a lot of folks. frlgs colleagues really liked it. >> when does somebody have to say uncle? >> murdoch is also not taking the blame. >> insisting that he is not to blame. >> london calling. >> tried to pass the buck today. >> just doesn't really stack up. >> the 80-year-old also appeared confused. >> he said yes, i'm in charge of this company. >> somebody jumped over to, i believe, get to rupert murdoch. >> somebody with a pie, wendi murdoch leaped past her husband. >> she's feisty, i've met her. >> if i remember correctly, that looks like a spike. >> you can always say with glitter. >> as the deadline for raising the debt ceiling grows closer by the day, house republicans chose to
. >> failing on the big things is something they choose to do. >> we emplore the other side to get serious. >> when is the house going to stop the charade? >> the gang of six is still trying to lead. >> it's a far cry from the paul ryan budget. >> we thought this was the gang of six, dead and buried. >> now the gang of six is a gang of seven. >> two parts, there's always a second act. >> gotten rave reviews from a lot of folks. frlgs...
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where we're going to end up, it's we're going to end up with some kind of short-term extension, no big deal, and then everybody's going to blame everybody else for the fact we didn't get anything done. you talk about the gang of six, there's a gang of 300 million out there, the american people, who are completely fed up with this. they elect representatives to take care of housekeeping chores, and this is a grand housekeeping chore, and they are failing at the process of doing it. >> howard, i'm wondering, does the same thing go for -- it is my sense it does. boehnor is actually not the most disappointed guy in the capitol, he knew he was putting together something that wasn't real and that cbo shooting it down is not some big shock to him, that he was just putting together to claim he was putting something together. >> that's true too. maybe there was a smidgen of sincerity there and knowing him and having covered him, but yeah, they both want to be able to say after we all go off the edge of a cliff that it was the other person's fault, and that's exactly the situation we're in right
where we're going to end up, it's we're going to end up with some kind of short-term extension, no big deal, and then everybody's going to blame everybody else for the fact we didn't get anything done. you talk about the gang of six, there's a gang of 300 million out there, the american people, who are completely fed up with this. they elect representatives to take care of housekeeping chores, and this is a grand housekeeping chore, and they are failing at the process of doing it. >>...
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he wanted a clean bill, didn't want any big grand compromise on the budget. then he decided to get involved in the game and try to work out a grand compromise, but the problem was he was dealing with a incapacitated partner in john boehner who could never, and probably can never, deliver his own caucus for a vote. >> and that vote, the boehner vote, was supposed to be tomorrow on the boehner bill. they have given up on that having that vote tomorrow because they don't have a boehner bill anymore. howard, it seems to me that, as you say, what each side is doing is trying to say, it's their fault that it came to this and they need say to their own sides -- i mean boehner needs to be able to say to the republicans and the tea party, i never gave up, i was fighting all the way to the end to get us to this. but when we get to august 1st, there is a very simple way out, it's a way that has been used more times than they can count, which is the one-page, one-sentence bill, which simply raises the debt ceiling. boehner has said, repeatedly, we must raise the debt cei
he wanted a clean bill, didn't want any big grand compromise on the budget. then he decided to get involved in the game and try to work out a grand compromise, but the problem was he was dealing with a incapacitated partner in john boehner who could never, and probably can never, deliver his own caucus for a vote. >> and that vote, the boehner vote, was supposed to be tomorrow on the boehner bill. they have given up on that having that vote tomorrow because they don't have a boehner bill...
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and for our big number. to go back how far our government's debt goes, believe it or not to 1790 when the government bonds were issued to pay off the revolutionary war. how much is owed to people many the george washington administration? $55,757. i wonder what the fo that one. that is tonight's big number. that's "hardball" for now. chris will be back on monday. up next "your [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric refresher. they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax, take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] what do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay. take your blindfolds off. ♪ hello? [ male announcer ] and now new and improved febreze fabric refresher with up to two times the odor elimination so you can breathe happy, guaranteed. my old contacts would sometimes move and blur my vision. then my eye doctor told me about acuvue® o
and for our big number. to go back how far our government's debt goes, believe it or not to 1790 when the government bonds were issued to pay off the revolutionary war. how much is owed to people many the george washington administration? $55,757. i wonder what the fo that one. that is tonight's big number. that's "hardball" for now. chris will be back on monday. up next "your [ male announcer ] we asked real people if they'd help us with an experiment for febreze fabric...
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he wants the big deal, the speaker wants the big deal, and the tea party republicans are holding it up. i think you're right, though, chris, that president clinton has thrown the outlet pass, because president obama can, in the interest of avoiding the debt, collapse into calamity that could befall us. >> todd, as nonpartisan, is it better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august and nothing is happening and the house leadership is saying no deal, we're not going with you. what's the president supposed to do alternate that point when he's up against a hard place in. >> well, if the question is, is it better politically for the president to send out letters that say we're soish we can't pay your social security, yeah, that would aggregate better for the president. i don't think that it's -- i certainly hope it does not come to that, not just as a partisan, but as an american. >> the old deal was if you got the hot han, you guys are ahead, most people say you're the party of less taxes and probably could cut spending better, i think that's generally the assumption wh
he wants the big deal, the speaker wants the big deal, and the tea party republicans are holding it up. i think you're right, though, chris, that president clinton has thrown the outlet pass, because president obama can, in the interest of avoiding the debt, collapse into calamity that could befall us. >> todd, as nonpartisan, is it better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august and nothing is happening and the house leadership is saying no deal, we're not going with...
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and for our big number. to go back how far our government's debt goes, believe it or not to 1790 when the government bonds were issued to pay off the revolutionary war. how much is owed to people in the george washington administration? $55,757. i wonder what the founding fathers who have to say about that one. that is tonight's big number. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. chris will be back on monday. up next "your business" with j.j. ramberg. gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. you had me at "probiotic." diabetes testing? what else is new? you get the blood, hope it's enough, it's-- what's this? freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, i'll try it, but-- [beep] wow. yep, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. it's like it-- [both] targets the blood. yeah, draws it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of one touch.® okay. frees
and for our big number. to go back how far our government's debt goes, believe it or not to 1790 when the government bonds were issued to pay off the revolutionary war. how much is owed to people in the george washington administration? $55,757. i wonder what the founding fathers who have to say about that one. that is tonight's big number. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. chris will be back on monday. up next "your business" with j.j. ramberg. gas and...
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budget or many big named players, but the pirates are a first place team. here's fred roggin. >>> good morning. i know it's only july, and there are some 60 games left in the season, but give it up for the pittsburgh pirates. what do you say? a team that has not been relevant since the clinton administration is now atop the nl central. everybody likes a winner, and the pirates are the talk of the town in pittsburgh. the only run of the game andrew mchitchin, a ground-out. pirates up 1-0. the difference from the past. pitching. james mcdonald, and three relievers combined for a six-hit shut-out. do not adjust your audio. the pirates are in first place and beat the reds 1-0. the rays lost the last two games, but the baseball gods made up for it last night. >>> sacks full. eddie botched it. yanks and rays tied 2-2. johnny damon to center. curtis granderson made a grab. sent the ball halfway to tallahassee. that's the go-ahead run. yanks with a comedy of errors in the sept. the rays won it 3-2. look at this. as and tigers. carlos, a shot down the line. martinez
budget or many big named players, but the pirates are a first place team. here's fred roggin. >>> good morning. i know it's only july, and there are some 60 games left in the season, but give it up for the pittsburgh pirates. what do you say? a team that has not been relevant since the clinton administration is now atop the nl central. everybody likes a winner, and the pirates are the talk of the town in pittsburgh. the only run of the game andrew mchitchin, a ground-out. pirates up...
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we were running a big company, we knew nothing. >> let me point out to the viewers the picture on the right is live. now it looks like wuf officials wiping off this guy. you call it a custard. the tradition is to throw pies at each other. we don't know. we're being told it was a white substance. that's what we can see. >> my sad cultural experience here is that it's the traditional construction of these things is a paper plate covered with shaving cream. and it dates back to 1970s, bizarre '70s tv in tuk. it's become very widespread even people like bill gates has had these things thrust in his face. >> again, it just sort of characterizes how high emotions must be running. not only that you had a protester do this. in the video you clearly see wendy deng, rupert murdoch's wife do a hand swat right here. a hand swat against the guy. she's got to be feeling really defensive. really prktive. and as we've heard other analysts point out today here's a guy he's elderly it's not that he looks particularly vigorous sitting there answering these difficult questions from the same members of pa
we were running a big company, we knew nothing. >> let me point out to the viewers the picture on the right is live. now it looks like wuf officials wiping off this guy. you call it a custard. the tradition is to throw pies at each other. we don't know. we're being told it was a white substance. that's what we can see. >> my sad cultural experience here is that it's the traditional construction of these things is a paper plate covered with shaving cream. and it dates back to 1970s,...
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women's soccer team didn't lose on a penalty kick like this, the overseas, uae with a big lead late in the game, deciding to rub it in against their opponents from lebanon. you know what they do when somebody does this? the penalty takes, the player takes the kick with the back of his heel and scores. i wouldn't be walking home alone tonight sports fans, that guy's going to get beat. unbelievable. it's a good shot. the goalie is thinking, what the heck is he doing to me. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," president obama laying down a veto threat on the only republican budget plan in the house. the question would be -- can he the american economy survive the american political system. we discuss that with joe, mika and our all-star panel. >>> and we'll huddle around this water cooler was cuffed, dragged to prison on her wedding day. couldn't the police at least have waited until the honeymoon? >>> book back live today on "way too early." when you we speak about the debt limit these days, it's a term that a lot of people outside washington may not have heard until recent
women's soccer team didn't lose on a penalty kick like this, the overseas, uae with a big lead late in the game, deciding to rub it in against their opponents from lebanon. you know what they do when somebody does this? the penalty takes, the player takes the kick with the back of his heel and scores. i wouldn't be walking home alone tonight sports fans, that guy's going to get beat. unbelievable. it's a good shot. the goalie is thinking, what the heck is he doing to me. coming up at the top of...
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let's get back to the big weather story. historic heat wave, started this week in the midwest. by the end of this week into next weekend it will be on the east coast. temperatures today, we're almost near 100 all the way up in montana. 100 right through the middle of the country. we're still in the 90s. much of the eastern half of the nation. the exception will be through new england today. anyone joining us from chicago, detroit, up through boston, hartford, province, new york, pittsburgh and buffalo, a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. peter, by the end of this week, we probably will see three days in a row of 100-degree heat, probably thursday, friday, saturday, washington, d.c. will be 100 each and every day. >> it's only getting worse. already feels pretty bad here, not to mention the rest of the country. >> just wait. >> thanks, bill. we appreciate it. >>> we move on to sports right now. if you missed it, we begin with the thrilling women's world cup final between the u.s. and japan in frankfurt, germany. scoreless at halftime. let's go to the 68th minute. a greg pass by
let's get back to the big weather story. historic heat wave, started this week in the midwest. by the end of this week into next weekend it will be on the east coast. temperatures today, we're almost near 100 all the way up in montana. 100 right through the middle of the country. we're still in the 90s. much of the eastern half of the nation. the exception will be through new england today. anyone joining us from chicago, detroit, up through boston, hartford, province, new york, pittsburgh and...
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we are now beyond a big deal. you don't do a press conference like that if you think there is a shred of possibility can get done. you know what is fascinating, major meksed in the beginning when we were talking about middle class that president made up political ground. what i thought of when i watched the clip, real echos of al gore. people versus the powerful. that's about as close as barack obama is going to get to a pob umt we need to stand up for the middle class p.m. framing this as a debate between the powerful special interest and republicans not willing to get over. he didn't mention it by name but essentially did. while he is looking out for the middle class for the people who i would just remind folks, tend to decide elections pb plid el class. he is their champion. >> i still remember the fact that his op ad, this morning, the final line mate a plea. not only for rs or ds but to people of i. >>> here comes speaker john boehner right now wp we will listen and then analyze. >> good evening. want to be c
we are now beyond a big deal. you don't do a press conference like that if you think there is a shred of possibility can get done. you know what is fascinating, major meksed in the beginning when we were talking about middle class that president made up political ground. what i thought of when i watched the clip, real echos of al gore. people versus the powerful. that's about as close as barack obama is going to get to a pob umt we need to stand up for the middle class p.m. framing this as a...
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big sponsors fashion island. pretty tough stuff. coming up, right here on "morning joe," new hope in the deficit debate. president obama talking of a plan by the senate's gang of six, but does this truly have a shot ats passing by the august deadline. >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler where jon stewart flushes out the best moments from yesterday's pie flinging johnny marbles hosting parliament hearing. act my age? -why? -why? -why? [ female announcer ] we all age differently. roc® multi-correxion 4 zone moisturizer with roc®retinol and antioxidants. lines, wrinkles, and sun damage will fade. roc multi-correxion. correct what ages you. you get nothing for driving safely. truth: at allstate, you get a check in the mail twice a year, every year you don't have an accident. the safe driving bonus check. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> welcome back. do you ever wonder how you personally contribute to our nation's deficit problems? if you want to sound smart, tell your friends
big sponsors fashion island. pretty tough stuff. coming up, right here on "morning joe," new hope in the deficit debate. president obama talking of a plan by the senate's gang of six, but does this truly have a shot ats passing by the august deadline. >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler where jon stewart flushes out the best moments from yesterday's pie flinging johnny marbles hosting parliament hearing. act my age? -why? -why? -why? [ female...
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it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces of this deal that i know hasn't been well received on your side of the aisle is this idea that any of the loopholes that could get closed, any of that stuff, is basically being punted to tax reform. now, if the bush tax cuts go away for the wealthiest, if any of that happens. is that sort of trust but verified approach okay with you? >> well, i think it might be. clearly, we want to do away with the tax cuts for the wealthy. we tried to do that last december. and couldn't get the votes, but i know the president feels strongly about that. i know that most democrats feel very stron
it is ridiculous that these guys won't even budge on writing checks to big oil. they're more willing to decimate medicare than they are willing to take a dime away from the most profitable corporations on the planet, that's taxpayer money, that's going to those corporations. so, i do think that compromise is going to have to be shown in some regard when it comes to revenues are cleaning out the tax goodies in the tax code. >> so, let's focus on this revenue thing. one of the centerpieces...
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obviously the heat is the big story, yesterday oppressive heat across the country, that has now arrived on the east coast. you will feel it this morning in the humidity levels that are much higher than yesterday. we have heat warnings in orange that spread from tulsa, chicago, pittsburgh, all of ohio and right up the busy i-95 corridor. this is the amount of moisture in the air, and that dew point is high. the heat index today going to be ridiculous. we had a chance for some near record highs. as advertised, two days in a row, it gets better by sunday. >> this is just impressive heat. it's not pleasant but it's impressive as you look at it from a distance. >>> time now for a little bit of sports and we begin with tiger woods firing his long-time caddie steve williams. this move ending a 12-year relationship where tiger won 72 times worldwide, 13 majors on his website lt gray said i want to express my deepest gratitude but i think it's time for a change. basically you can walk. woods did not say he would -- who he would replace williams with or when he would return to golf. we said it on
obviously the heat is the big story, yesterday oppressive heat across the country, that has now arrived on the east coast. you will feel it this morning in the humidity levels that are much higher than yesterday. we have heat warnings in orange that spread from tulsa, chicago, pittsburgh, all of ohio and right up the busy i-95 corridor. this is the amount of moisture in the air, and that dew point is high. the heat index today going to be ridiculous. we had a chance for some near record highs....
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little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp. provided a statement to nbc news that reads in part "we reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture." this is an isolated incident, this is not we at news corp. do business. one little paper. rest of us don't recognize the paper. it is key to rupert murdoch surviving the scandal. this is a "news of the world" problem, they'll say, not a murdoch problem. only problem, david carr, excellent media reporter for the new york times wrote today, the way news corp. cleaned up this alleged hacking scandal, u.s. hacking scandal with the floor company allegedly paying large sums of money to sweep the thing under the rug, that's been the way they've been operating in the
little fish meet big fish, chomp. about 12 hours from right now, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will be testifying about the phone hacking scandal that's now threatening to take down at least some of the murdoch media empire ahead of what is expected to be must-see tv here on msnbc naturally, news corp. provided a statement to nbc news that reads in part "we reject the notion that the issues at news international are somehow indicative of our culture." this is an isolated...
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boehner has walked away from the negotiations on a major deficit reduction agreement, the so-called big deal with president obama. speaker of the house, john boehner, told reporters he would be calling the president and then at 5:30 tonight, he told the president he would no longer be working with the president on a deal on the debt. the speaker says he will now be working on a way forward with republican and democratic leaders in the house and senate on raising the debt ceiling. in a few minutes, i'll be joined by eugene robinson, richard wolffe, and kent conrad. first, here's the president in the white house after speaking with speaker boehnor. >> this was an extraordinarily fair deal. if it was unbalanced, it was unbalanced in the direction of not enough revenue. but in the interest of being serious about deficit reduction, i was willing to take a lot of heat from my party, and i spoke to democratic leaders yesterday, and although they didn't sign off on a plan, they were willing to engage in serious negotiations, despite a lot of heat from a lot of interest groups around the country
boehner has walked away from the negotiations on a major deficit reduction agreement, the so-called big deal with president obama. speaker of the house, john boehner, told reporters he would be calling the president and then at 5:30 tonight, he told the president he would no longer be working with the president on a deal on the debt. the speaker says he will now be working on a way forward with republican and democratic leaders in the house and senate on raising the debt ceiling. in a few...
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charmin ultra strong. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry. and last night on late night with jimmy fallon, following a long late-night talk show tradition. jimmy had a little fun at the expense of the state of new jersey. >> the new survey found that mtv's "jersey shore" is actually not hurting new jersey's reputation at all. which raises an interesting question, how bad was new jersey's reputation before? where this did not hurt new jersey's reputation? i heard about a woman who is publishing 12 years of her own text messages in a new book. i don't want to ruin the ending but the last line is, hey, just thought of the dumbest idea for a book. [ applause ] >> i don't want to read that book. listen to this, a woman in colorado was arrested for groping a tsa agent last week. on the bright side, today sh
charmin ultra strong. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something you haven't seen yet. the 2nd generation of intel core processors. stunning visuals, intelligent performance. this is visibly smart. >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry. and last night on late night with jimmy fallon, following a long late-night talk show tradition. jimmy had a little fun at the expense of the...
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as you know, the big, big divide has been over key issues. taxes and entitlements. republicans don't want to see any tax increases. democrats do and on the other side there has been a lot of discussion about how could there be shared pain for both parties to get a deal where there would be some changes to entitlements. that's tough for democrats and some change in the tax code that would increase how much the government takes in but do it in a way where they would change the systems so rates could actually go down. that can be tough for republicans to sell. this is a major development. we expect it could have significant ramifications on the country's ability to meet this deadline. because there is so much time involved, it actually turning whatever agreement were to be reached at some point into legislative language and then getting it passed. what i can tell you is this is not a positive development. we know that there will be some very stern words coming from both the white house and we certainly heard that from here on capitol hill from aides close to speaker bo
as you know, the big, big divide has been over key issues. taxes and entitlements. republicans don't want to see any tax increases. democrats do and on the other side there has been a lot of discussion about how could there be shared pain for both parties to get a deal where there would be some changes to entitlements. that's tough for democrats and some change in the tax code that would increase how much the government takes in but do it in a way where they would change the systems so rates...
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it is a big con. and joining me is the top economic adviser to joe biden, and senator fellow on budget and policy. >> good to see you. >> and you are different affiliations. >> that is right. sorry about that. >> what would we have to throw overboard in order to make the numbers work? >> that is a great question. it is the one factoid i didn't hear in the excellent introduction. >> waiting for you. >> thanks for saving these. look, this thing, within a new fiscal year, the 2012 fiscal year which starts in 70 days or so, it would require a cut of $111 billion, okay. that's a little bit less than, about 7/10ths of a percent of gdp. if anybody in their right mind thinks that this economy went from fragile to frail with the last couple of jobs reports can sustain an extraction of $111 billion of federal spending right now, i'm not sure what planet they are living on. most of the responsible budget plans including the fiscal commission and rital ridalin/deminchey, and you would see the safety programs that
it is a big con. and joining me is the top economic adviser to joe biden, and senator fellow on budget and policy. >> good to see you. >> and you are different affiliations. >> that is right. sorry about that. >> what would we have to throw overboard in order to make the numbers work? >> that is a great question. it is the one factoid i didn't hear in the excellent introduction. >> waiting for you. >> thanks for saving these. look, this thing, within a...
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. >>> the big story today, political poker, washington upping the ante. good afternoon, my name is dylan ratigan. nice to be seeing you. put on your poker face, my friends. president obama summoning congressional leaders back to the white house. first the democrats go with the -- the republicans shortly thereafter. they say they have a bipartisan proposal. we'll see how bernie sanders feels about it. it won't be done in time to raise the desert ceiling. all bets are on a short-term -- expect some sort of gang of six, reid/mcconnell hybrid deal. all you really need to know, whatever this deal is, it does nothing to address the structural causes of our deficit and joblessness from tax reform to trade reform to bank reform. instead you have politicians cutting things that are politically desirable for their constituents so that the politicians can try to keep their jobs while preventing us, the american people, from getting the structural improvements, banks trade, et cetera, that we all so desperately need. the pro wrestling continues. can you keep your job
. >>> the big story today, political poker, washington upping the ante. good afternoon, my name is dylan ratigan. nice to be seeing you. put on your poker face, my friends. president obama summoning congressional leaders back to the white house. first the democrats go with the -- the republicans shortly thereafter. they say they have a bipartisan proposal. we'll see how bernie sanders feels about it. it won't be done in time to raise the desert ceiling. all bets are on a short-term --...
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we pretend the question how big the government should be is how big the deficit should be. they are separate thing. >> built are intertwined. fact or fiction the debt is a new problem? >> we've been building this accumulated national debt about $6,000 per american, taken us 200 years to build that. it's accurate ad lot in the last five years especially since the recession happened in 2008. the truth is debt is not something you can deal with overnight. even if we go to a balanced budget tomorrow which no one is proposing, we would still have a $14 trillion debt. only if we have surpluses would it come down. >> it's not new. we've raised that debt ceiling 100 times in the history of this country. fact or fiction, all debt is bad. >> yes. just not true. just like a family can borrow money for good reasons if they are looking to invest in education or looking to buy a house, but can also borrow money for bad reasons if you just want to go on vacation or pay for your day-to-day expenses. if you're making investments that will make the economy stronger in the long run the debt c
we pretend the question how big the government should be is how big the deficit should be. they are separate thing. >> built are intertwined. fact or fiction the debt is a new problem? >> we've been building this accumulated national debt about $6,000 per american, taken us 200 years to build that. it's accurate ad lot in the last five years especially since the recession happened in 2008. the truth is debt is not something you can deal with overnight. even if we go to a balanced...
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and that's a big deal by the president only based on election cycles. that's not important. the more important thing, how do we get to the point where we send a message to the international community we're going to do what's necessary to put our house in order. >> do you get the sense that that's going to happen? >> oh think so, ultimately. you're seeing a lot of theatrics. everything kind of play out and the way it's going play out and not find where people really are until they have to be where, before this thing implodes and i don't think it's going to. i think you know, come tuesday, sometime during the day tuesday, we'll have something figured out. >> well, do you have any sense, play analyst, if you wouldn't mind, whether that's the boehner deal? is that your deal? where's the road map for that? >> it's some combination between what perry, reid and boehner agreed to last sunday, and working the politics and the votes out on that to get it to where it passes the house. the problem is, something will pass the senate. but it has to be snag will pass the house, and it has
and that's a big deal by the president only based on election cycles. that's not important. the more important thing, how do we get to the point where we send a message to the international community we're going to do what's necessary to put our house in order. >> do you get the sense that that's going to happen? >> oh think so, ultimately. you're seeing a lot of theatrics. everything kind of play out and the way it's going play out and not find where people really are until they...
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that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all, stakeholders in our nation. if stuff like a water main breaks, you can go ahead and think of that water main as your water main, because it is. and what if we left the stuff that we own, our stuff, just fall apart? now, we have been talking on this show about happens if congress lets america default on its debt. if they create a situation where america can't pay its bills. the bipartisan policy center has scenarios for that. and the first of them is that we would cut off $5.6 billion for stuff like highways and trains and airports. think about the long-t
that is b-b-billion with a b, as in a mighty big number. we lost $32 billion just waiting around for the chance to go. say what you want about tax breaks for the rich. but if you're stuck in traffic, your mercedes is stuck right along next to my chevy. and heaven forbid that a bridge falls down, because we are all in this together. rich, poor, whatever. infrastructure is like that. it's the ultimate expression of collective will, where everyone pays and everyone benefits. we are, after all,...
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if banks are too big to fail, i guess murdoch is too big to know what's going on. here he is being asked what he knew about them hacking after he said they had a zero tolerance of wrongdoing. >> if you were not lying then, somebody lied to you. who was it? >> i don't know. that is what the police are investigating and we are helping them with. >> a member of parliament asked murdoch about one of his top executives, rebekah brooks, who admitted to paying bribes in 2003. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why? >> i didn't know of it. >> he didn't know about that one either. murdoch's testimony was reminding me of another famous hearing. do you remember frank from the godfather? >> i ask you again, you are now under oath. were you at any time a member of a crime organization headed by michael corlione. >> i don't know nothing about that. >> i don't know anything about that stuff. when he wasn't suffering from amnesia, he was defiant. he claimed no knowledge of huge payouts to informants at "news of th
if banks are too big to fail, i guess murdoch is too big to know what's going on. here he is being asked what he knew about them hacking after he said they had a zero tolerance of wrongdoing. >> if you were not lying then, somebody lied to you. who was it? >> i don't know. that is what the police are investigating and we are helping them with. >> a member of parliament asked murdoch about one of his top executives, rebekah brooks, who admitted to paying bribes in 2003....
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that leaves the new york mets with a big decision to make. here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. if you're a mets fan and you like jose reyes you probably woke up with a pretty big smile on your face. the team says they will not deal their all-star short stop at the trade deadline. the same cannot be said for carlos beltran. he'll likely be dealt, stayed that way until the tenth with a walkoff home shot, 6-5 win. astros and nationals tied in the 11th. michael singled in the game, and houston walked off with a 3-2 win. and throwing the first pitch at wrigley, the windup and watch out. it sailed over the catcher into the back stop and only got worse for the cubs. rawlins homered, and phills won big 9-1. boston hit a pair of homers. beautiful day in san francisco, great conditions to break out the old kayak. just make sure to watch out for flying baseballs. the dodgers got one in the seventh, a flash shot into mccovey voev. man overboard. that was a souvenir worth swimming for. he got the ball and dodgers got the win over the giants. and t
that leaves the new york mets with a big decision to make. here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. if you're a mets fan and you like jose reyes you probably woke up with a pretty big smile on your face. the team says they will not deal their all-star short stop at the trade deadline. the same cannot be said for carlos beltran. he'll likely be dealt, stayed that way until the tenth with a walkoff home shot, 6-5 win. astros and nationals tied in the 11th. michael singled in the game,...
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let's get back to the heat wave because this is the big story of the week. historic heat wave. last week we had a heat wave for a couple weeks but this one will last all week. we have excessive heat warning in st. louis from now until friday. that's unheard of to go that long. huge ridge of high pressure will expand and head to the eastern seaboard where it's going to get uncomfortable as we head to the end of the week into the upcoming weekend. the dangerous heat right now, if you're elderly, the children, you know, day after day, anyone without air conditioning, is going to be in the orangish color. we're used to the heat in the dallas area. it's been 10 0 degrees now 16 days in a row. but you only have heat at vizryes to your north. it's where the humidity is very high. heat indexes will be in the dangerous level from minneapolis, all of iowa, kansas city, omaha, st. louis. how hot will it be? kansas city around 9, same for you in st. louis. when you add in oppressive humidity, it's not your typical humidity. ipts much more humid than it should be for this time of year. noti
let's get back to the heat wave because this is the big story of the week. historic heat wave. last week we had a heat wave for a couple weeks but this one will last all week. we have excessive heat warning in st. louis from now until friday. that's unheard of to go that long. huge ridge of high pressure will expand and head to the eastern seaboard where it's going to get uncomfortable as we head to the end of the week into the upcoming weekend. the dangerous heat right now, if you're elderly,...
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>>> big news today. martin bashir, the mega panel here in new york, msnbc political analyst karen finney, republican strategist susan del percio and martin. doing a tremendous job in articulating the media, specifically news corp. and power in great britain. is a corrupt government by definition something that can only get worse in the face of a corrupt media and are we now seeing that be revealed? >> interesting to hear rupert murdoch to describe him visy itting downing street the back door both with the previous prime minister gordon brown, the one prior to him, tony blair and the current prime minister david cameron. and on each occasion the members of parliament said, why didn't you come through the front door? and he said, because this is what the inhabitant of number 10 asked me to do. so there was clearly a very close relationship between him and each prime minister. you have to remember that this man's newspapers claimed to be able to swing elections. in 1987 after the general election, the follo
>>> big news today. martin bashir, the mega panel here in new york, msnbc political analyst karen finney, republican strategist susan del percio and martin. doing a tremendous job in articulating the media, specifically news corp. and power in great britain. is a corrupt government by definition something that can only get worse in the face of a corrupt media and are we now seeing that be revealed? >> interesting to hear rupert murdoch to describe him visy itting downing street...
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, friday is the big date, the 22nd. will you vote for cuts to the big three without revenue increases? >> i'm completely opposed to cuts to social security and to medicare benefits. they're completely unnecessary. anybody who feels the way i do can go to no social security cuts.com and register or vote, join up, let your voice be heard. i think we need to stand strong. >> so you can sit here tonight that you will not vote for cuts in the big three unless it has revenue increases, correct? >> i think that we need to take this right to the brink, and i'm not going to make any hard pledges. i think part of the problem here in washington has been that the republicans have had so many hard pledges they've painted themselves into a corner. i think the american people are onto them, and i think it's very important that the president come in and begin to take sides, because there's a real difference here between what we're fighting for, which is the democratic budget is even between revenues and spending cuts. $2 trillion in sp
, friday is the big date, the 22nd. will you vote for cuts to the big three without revenue increases? >> i'm completely opposed to cuts to social security and to medicare benefits. they're completely unnecessary. anybody who feels the way i do can go to no social security cuts.com and register or vote, join up, let your voice be heard. i think we need to stand strong. >> so you can sit here tonight that you will not vote for cuts in the big three unless it has revenue increases,...
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he wants the big deal. the speaker wants the big deal and tea party republican, holding it up. you're right president clinton thrown the outlet pass because barack obama can in the interests of avoiding the debt collapse and the calamity that could befall after the 3rd of august -- >> non-partisan. better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august, the house leaders saying no deal unless you give us a two-thirds balanced budget deal we're not going with you. what's the president supposed to do with that bill when he's up against a hard place? >> if the question is better politically for the president to send out letters that say, we're sorry we can't pay your social security? yeah, that's going to aggregate better for the president. i don't think that it's going to -- certainly hope it does not come to that, not just as a partisan but as an american. >> let me ask you what would you do if you were the house leader and wanted to end this? the old deal was, if you had the hot hand and republicans spending, you guy, ahead in spending. most say you're the party o
he wants the big deal. the speaker wants the big deal and tea party republican, holding it up. you're right president clinton thrown the outlet pass because barack obama can in the interests of avoiding the debt collapse and the calamity that could befall after the 3rd of august -- >> non-partisan. better for the president if this thing comes to hell in early august, the house leaders saying no deal unless you give us a two-thirds balanced budget deal we're not going with you. what's the...
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there are three different big deals out there. number one is what the president and speaker boehner and eric cantor are negotiating, which is, yes, a big deal that is separate from anything the gang of six in the senate is working on. and then of course there's mcconnell-reid. one thing that's going on in the last 24 to 48 hours, is any deal that's mcconnell-reid that includes this idea of sort of the disapproval vote, giving the president more power to raise the debt ceiling, that thing has grown to the point of almost being toxic with some house republicans. in fact, they hate it so much, they may prefer to negotiate with the president directly. but for the white house, getting the 217 means making a deal acceptable to at least some of those houses with 87 new members. the man who's made himself their standard bearer, majority leader eric cantor put it this way. >> one-third of the republican conference and one-quarter of the entire house of representatives are freshmen, they're new. many of them have never served in public offi
there are three different big deals out there. number one is what the president and speaker boehner and eric cantor are negotiating, which is, yes, a big deal that is separate from anything the gang of six in the senate is working on. and then of course there's mcconnell-reid. one thing that's going on in the last 24 to 48 hours, is any deal that's mcconnell-reid that includes this idea of sort of the disapproval vote, giving the president more power to raise the debt ceiling, that thing has...
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big deal, half a loaf, mcconnell fall-back plan? are there the votes in the house of representatives to do it and that's part of what the president will have on the table when he breaks apart the congressional leaders. you know, we saw six meetings over the course of the last two weeks with the republicans and democrats assembled around the same table. they will separate them today. democrats first and republicans second. for democrats the president will need to know how much support do i have, especially when it comes to entitlement, reducing the cost of living adjustments in social security, raising the retirement age in medicare, and for republicans the question, how much support can i get from you guys to close tax loopholes, to end some subsidies, to end some tax breaks, what republicans have characterized, at least some, as raising taxes, and so far they have been dead set against that. >> let's bring in luke right now. boehner and cantor will be at the white house at 5:00 in about two hours. what do you expect from that? >> r
big deal, half a loaf, mcconnell fall-back plan? are there the votes in the house of representatives to do it and that's part of what the president will have on the table when he breaks apart the congressional leaders. you know, we saw six meetings over the course of the last two weeks with the republicans and democrats assembled around the same table. they will separate them today. democrats first and republicans second. for democrats the president will need to know how much support do i have,...
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a big deal for that matter? >> no. i think frankly the pressure is on the president of the united states. he has shown such a terrible lack of leadership in this entire debate. tara mentions, of course, that the president has been willing to compromise. i can't thij think of one area where he's shown a willingness to compromise with republicans. the republicans have consistently put their plans in writing. the other thing that the administration is being so irresponsible about is saying, oh, if we have a default, it's going to crash the markets. we take in $200 billion a month in the united states. we can pay our priorities. >> tara almost fell off her chair. >> i did almost fall off my chair. i think that this is completely false what you're saying. first of all, the president did lay out a plan. he laid out a plan earlier this t year to cut the deficit and the debt $4 trillion over the course of 12 years. when that plan didn't move forward, he showed willingness to compromise again and put forth a plan $4 tril
a big deal for that matter? >> no. i think frankly the pressure is on the president of the united states. he has shown such a terrible lack of leadership in this entire debate. tara mentions, of course, that the president has been willing to compromise. i can't thij think of one area where he's shown a willingness to compromise with republicans. the republicans have consistently put their plans in writing. the other thing that the administration is being so irresponsible about is saying,...
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they simply wanted to cut the big deal. they want to be involved something big. these are senators. this is what senators do. that was a little bit of the divide yesterday. mcconnell and reid on one page, which was interesting and the rank and file on another. why was the president so quick to come to the cameras to praise the bipartisan gang? a lot of reasons, but the white house has seen some of the same polling we have. according to our new nbc "wall street journal" poll, voters prefer a big plan, the president's idea of a $4 trillion deficit reduction package that's mixed with some tax hikes on wealthy americans and corporations, over this idea of a cuts only approach of 2.5 trillion that house republicans say they would prefer. it was a 58-36 split. wasn't even close. independents, 54% of them preferred that bigger approach, the president's approach which is similar to gang of six and why he came out for it. the only people that seem to be on the other side of this were some of the core rank and file republicans and tea party supporters. more from this poll. 52% believe democra
they simply wanted to cut the big deal. they want to be involved something big. these are senators. this is what senators do. that was a little bit of the divide yesterday. mcconnell and reid on one page, which was interesting and the rank and file on another. why was the president so quick to come to the cameras to praise the bipartisan gang? a lot of reasons, but the white house has seen some of the same polling we have. according to our new nbc "wall street journal" poll, voters...
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>> any plan, any big deal must cut consumer debt. because that's what directly impacts the american people. we free up the money that americans are paying on creditors, that's why jobs in a sense really doesn't matter. somebody could be working but they could be paying their whole income to creditors. we want americans to be able to have some of that money, invest, have responsible purchasing power. that's how you create jobs. >> congressman clark from michigan, thank you so much. appreciate your time today. >> you're very welcome. >>> we have breaking news coming in from the "washington post" which is reporting that the fec has now demanded that john edwards' presidential campaign repay $2 million in matching funds. they say it should repay the treasury in this because it came from, you know, these are the federal matching funds that match the campaign contributions, got nearly $13 million in matching funds all together and now the federal election commission saying that the campaign understated its cash, overstated its expenses and
>> any plan, any big deal must cut consumer debt. because that's what directly impacts the american people. we free up the money that americans are paying on creditors, that's why jobs in a sense really doesn't matter. somebody could be working but they could be paying their whole income to creditors. we want americans to be able to have some of that money, invest, have responsible purchasing power. that's how you create jobs. >> congressman clark from michigan, thank you so much....
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go, big money! i mean, go. it's your break, honey. same coverage, more savings. now, that's progressive. call or click today. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. ♪ i know we have come a long way we are changing day to day ♪ ♪ tell me why do the children play ♪ >> 11 days to a default and no deal in sight. as president obama faces downright intractable opposition in trying to push a big deal on the national debt. the foot stamping began early in the crisis with house majority leader eric cantor abruptly walking out of the debt talks with vice president biden and taking his senate colleague with him. the president and house speaker had to
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lean cuisine. >>> it is big. we're now learning the british phone hacking scandal is bigger than we believed. one team says the british yard investigating the allegations has been expanded to 60 officers and we're now learning, the probe could be expanded to as many as 31 separate publications and 300 different journalists. joining me to talk more about this, great to have you here. let's talk about these revelations. this phone hacking and the kind we've seen with news of the world has drawn critical attention to the blood sport of the tabloids put together across the pond. if this report is accurate and suggesting this is so pervasive on fleet street on london, what do you think this will do to the profession, careers of these journalists but journalism as a whole? >> i think it was probably endemic, not just news corp. hacking during this period. we have a to be careful. it was interesting in the sense of going for blood because the press were all over last year for an expensive scandal and enjoying this momen
lean cuisine. >>> it is big. we're now learning the british phone hacking scandal is bigger than we believed. one team says the british yard investigating the allegations has been expanded to 60 officers and we're now learning, the probe could be expanded to as many as 31 separate publications and 300 different journalists. joining me to talk more about this, great to have you here. let's talk about these revelations. this phone hacking and the kind we've seen with news of the world...
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and rupert murdoch brings in the big guns. he hires the lawyer who represented oliver north in the iran scandal as the justice department begins looking into news corp.'s activities. >>> time for tonight's we write. andrew breitbart's favorite performance artist, james o'keefe is at it again. setting up one of his childish attempts to show you how stupid the government is, o'keefe's biggest star turn was his now completely discredited framing of acorn with one of his edited videos. this time, o'keefe went after a favorite right wing target, medicaid, the federal government, health care assistance program for the poor. one of his "undercover reporters" when into a public assistance office in charleston, south carolina, one of three such visits in the state. the man is wearing a kilt, speaking in what he alone thinks is an irish accent and calling himself shaun murphy. you might recall from the acorn video that o'keefe flavors flamboyant costuming in his videography. he says he needs medicaid help for 25 fellow irishman in a nea
and rupert murdoch brings in the big guns. he hires the lawyer who represented oliver north in the iran scandal as the justice department begins looking into news corp.'s activities. >>> time for tonight's we write. andrew breitbart's favorite performance artist, james o'keefe is at it again. setting up one of his childish attempts to show you how stupid the government is, o'keefe's biggest star turn was his now completely discredited framing of acorn with one of his edited videos....
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that he wants a big deal on the table. what we've got with the republicans, again, is that they are -- willing to end medicare as we know it, and want to slash programs at the expense of the middle class and working families, and small business owners, and protect millionaires and billionaires, and, again, democrats are willing to put all of our sacred cows on the table, really be responsible and held accountable for that responsibility and republicans want to protect millionaires. >> so if there were a grand bargain and republicans said we will put raising taxes on the top 1% or 2% on the table as well, could you support potentially a means testing of medicare as the president came out for? >> what the president has said and democrats have said is that we need to protect benefits nap we don't need to be slashing benefits at the expense of middle class folks, of seniors, of children, and that's what i'm going to continue to back him up on. i want to make sure that we solve this problem in a bag way. >> big way. >> sounds l
that he wants a big deal on the table. what we've got with the republicans, again, is that they are -- willing to end medicare as we know it, and want to slash programs at the expense of the middle class and working families, and small business owners, and protect millionaires and billionaires, and, again, democrats are willing to put all of our sacred cows on the table, really be responsible and held accountable for that responsibility and republicans want to protect millionaires. >> so...